Maryland true freshman Jeshaun Jones has gotten his college football career kicked off about as spectacularly as any player in the history of the game.
The young playmaker scored touchdowns the first three times he touched the ball Saturday, and he scored them in three different ways.
First, Jones rushed for a 28-yard touchdown.
It upset ranked Texas in the 2017 opener.
And @TerpsFootball jumps out to the early lead vs. ranked Texas in the 2018 opener. pic.twitter.com/QaKNh669pz
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 1, 2018
Then, Jones caught a 65-yard touchdown.
Ty Johnson changed from No. 6, but @TerpsFootball still has a big-play threat wearing the digit.
He's @JeshaunJones06, and he's having a gigantic day. pic.twitter.com/pZ0qUbGNDy
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 1, 2018
Capping off his magnificent first half, Jones then threw a 20-yard touchdown pass on a trick play.
Jeshaun Jones has touched the ball three times in his first career game.
– 28 yard TD run
– 65 yard TD catch
– 20 yard TD passpic.twitter.com/aV0tdQLuQa— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) September 1, 2018
It really doesn’t get any better than that. And on top of it all, Maryland is up, 24-14, in the first half against Texas, which it stunned last year in the first weekend of action as well.
Jones was a three-star recruit out of Florida and signed with Maryland in May.